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Hampton educator recognized as All-Star teacher
Ryan Scott, a technology education teacher at Hampton, has received the All-Star teacher award. Scott was nominated for the award by high school enrichment facilitator Scott Stickney. He nominated Scott for the award because, among other things, “he collaborated with me and numerous other teachers in the building to create...
NPYD: Bronx cop believed to have died after 1999 shooting is alive
NEW YORK — A cop believed to have died some time after he was shot 20 years ago in the Bronx by a man arrested Friday actually survived the shooting, the New York Police Department said Monday. Law enforcement authorities, including NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill in a tweet Sunday, had...
Giants GM Dave Gettleman says Beckham deal was in best interest of team
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — General manager Dave Gettleman says the trade of star receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was in the best interests of the New York Giants and a deal the organization could not refuse. Gettleman was speaking Monday for the first time since sending Beckham to the Cleveland Browns...
Hollywood employs more workers than mining and farming, MPAA says
The U.S. television and film industry has become a bigger employer than commodities and energy, according to an analysis by the Motion Picture Association of America. The production and distribution of TV shows and movies directly employ more people in 34 states than the combined total from the mining, oil...
Duke back on top; ACC sits 1-2-3 atop final AP Top 25
NEW YORK — Duke is back on top followed by Virginia and North Carolina to give the Atlantic Coast Conference a 1-2-3 showing in the final AP Top 25 poll this season. The Blue Devils (29-5) jumped from fifth to first Monday after winning last week’s league tournament with the...
Medicare’s confusing coverage rules can trip up patients in costly ways
When Beverly Dunn called her new primary care doctor’s office last November to schedule an annual checkup, she assumed her Medicare coverage would pick up most of the tab. The appointment seemed like a routine physical, and she was pleased that the doctor spent a lot of time with her....
Homes flood as Missouri River overtops, breaches levees
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Hundreds of homes have flooded in northwest Missouri after the Missouri River overtopped and breached several levees following heavy rain and snowmelt upstream, local officials said Monday. Many homes in the mostly rural area were inundated with 6 to 7 feet of water, Holt County Emergency...
‘Spin Your Wheels’ along the Aspinwall riverfront April 6
No matter the weather on April 6, the Spin Your Wheels fundraiser at Aspinwall Riverfront Park will see the shoreline abuzz with activity. From spinning class to yoga and boxing, an array of exercise classes will be offered for all ages from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost begins at...
North Hills Art Center pet art show benefits animal rescue groups
North Hills Art Center has a variety of art for sale benefiting local animal rescue groups running through March 23, 2019. The center is open Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., located at 3432 Babcock Blvd. Pittsburgh. For details, call the center at 412-364-3622....
Shaler Area PTO treasurer accused of taking more than $25K
Rebecca Hirt, who has been treasurer of the Burchfield Primary School PTO in Shaler Area School District since June 2017, is accused of taking more than $25,000 from the PTO bank account and a school dance funded by the organization. According to a criminal complaint, the PTO co-president became suspicious...
Potholes prove costly for Pa. drivers
Pennsylvania’s ubiquitous potholes cost taxpayers more than $63 million last year, transportation data show. In Southwestern Pennsylvania, those costs were more than $11 million. Contrary to popular perception, fixing potholes is a year-round job. And if a season existed for these pesky road craters that wreak havoc on the asphalt...
Letter to the editor: Hatred irony
I found it ironic that the same day Robert Jedrzejewski’s letter “Trump ‘hate’ is justified” (March 6, TribLIVE) was published, the House of Representatives was to vote on a resolution condemning hatred. Regis Kruth Shaler...
Letter to the editor: Ski patrollers save day
In February, I sustained a significant and painful injury to my wrist in a skiing mishap at Seven Springs. I am on the mend after surgery. I wanted to thank the ski patroller who tended to me, kneeling in the snow and speaking volumes of comfort while taking care of...
Letter to the editor: Hempfield audit necessary
In response to Fred Francese’s letter “Cheap shots at Hempfield supervisors” (Feb. 22, TribLIVE): It appears agenda items were overlooked, then placed into effect without public review by the entire board. Learning that items were not voted on in public, Supervisor Rob Ritson requested an audit of the items in...
Editorial cartoons for the week of March 18
Editorial cartoons for the week of March 18....
Here’s what’s happening around town: Monday, March 18
Hello, Sewickley, The Western Pennsylvania Civil War Roundtable monthly meeting will be held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Edgeworth Elementary School. Dave Tritinger will present “Call the Bomb Squad! Defusing the Allegheny Arsenal,” about a backhoe operator finding a cache of Civil War-era cannonballs from the Allegheny Arsenal...
Author examines Civil War letters for Sewickley Valley Historical Society
As he cleared out his parents’ Churchill attic following their death nearly a decade ago, Carleton Young found an old wooden box filled with treasures: Letters written by two soldiers from the Civil War. For Young, a lover of history who taught the subject at Thomas Jefferson High School in...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 18
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 18....
Etna offering Pine Creek emergency-preparedness event
Etna is hosting a free Pine Creek Awareness Day from 1 to 4 p.m. March 23 at Fugh Hall, 27 Crescent Ave. The free event will feature representatives from the many organizations disseminating information about flooding and general emergency-preparedness. The American Red Cross will provide its adult “Be Red Cross...
Montour Trail Council enters 30th year of championing outdoors
Most of what once was a railroad line now serves as a recreational trail linking many communities in the South Hills and West Hills. Members of the Montour Trail Council, which maintains its headquarters at 304 Hickman St., Bridgeville, have worked to extend the trail throughout the South Hills into...
‘Night at the Races’ on Friday benefits North Chamber’s scholarship fund
The Pittsburgh North Regional Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Night at the Races on Friday to raise money for its scholarship fund. The event starts at 6 p.m. at the Glade Run Lutheran Services Dining Hall located at 485 W. Beaver Street in Zelienople, Butler County. The dining hall...
Some preparing, others bracing, for start of police shooting trial in Pittsburgh
Friends and community members are organizing to support the family of Antwon Rose II during Michael Rosfeld’s trial, arranging logistics like transportation to and from the courthouse, planning meals and taking up a collection to cover other costs, according to posts circulating on social media. “This is the next thing...
Marcia Clark makes a case for ABC’s ‘The Fix’Video
LOS ANGELES — Marcia Clark spent 16 years working as a lawyer in a private practice, as a public defender and finally as the deputy district attorney for Los Angeles County. Despite working on thousands of cases, the mention of Clark’s name brings to mind one battle in the courtroom:...
Be Kind, Please Rewind: Oregon Blockbuster is last on Earth
BEND, Ore. — There are challenges that come with running the last Blockbuster Video on the planet. The computer system must be rebooted using floppy disks that only the general manager — a solid member of Gen X — knows how to use. The dot-matrix printer broke, so employees write...
Trib HSSN PIHL Player of the Week: North Allegheny goalie Richie Karapandi
It was as if there was a brick wall between the pipes for North Allegheny in Thursday’s double-overtime win over third-seeded Bethel Park. Except that the brick wall was, arguably, Class AAA’s best goaltender in 2018-19: senior Richie Karapandi. The PIHL All- Star goalie posted a .936 save percentage, three...
